"Cara Grande" (big head) mask representing Karajá enemies

Date created
2000
Culture/People
Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Artist/Maker
Xario Domingos Tapirapé, Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Seller
Xario Domingos Tapirapé, Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Collection History
NMAI purchase from the artist, 2000.
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Place
Tapi'itawa, Terra Indígena Urubu Branco, Santa Terezinha Municipality; Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
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Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/7247
Barcode
257247.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Native Term
tãwa ãxygetãra
Object Name
"Cara Grande" (big head) mask representing Karajá enemies
Media/Materials
Wood, macaw feather/feathers, palm frond/fronds, beeswax, shell/shells, cotton twine/string, pig/boar tooth/teeth/tusk, mother-of-pearl
Techniques
Carved, wrapped, glued
Dimensions
74 x 71 x 5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63e32739e-3a2c-478b-a5eb-559a46f697a0
Record ID
NMAI_273135